CKGR-FM

CKGR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts on 106.3 MHz in Golden, British Columbia.

CKGR-FM
CityGolden, British Columbia
Frequency106.3 MHz (FM)
Branding106.3 EZ Rock
SloganToday's Soft Rock with Less Talk
Programming
Formatadult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerBell Media
(Bell Media Radio)
History
First air date1974
Technical information
ClassA
ERP890 watts
horizontal polarization only
HAAT−373.3 meters (−1,225 ft)
Transmitter coordinates51.2736°N 116.989°W / 51.2736; -116.989
Repeater(s)CKIR
Links
Websitewww.iheartradio.ca

Owned and operated by Bell Media, the station airs an adult contemporary music format under the 106.3 EZ Rock on-air brand.

CKGR has also an AM rebroadcaster at 870 kHz in Invermere with the call sign CKIR.

History

In 1973, Hall-Gray Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (Bob Hall and Walter Gray) received a licence to operate a new AM station at Golden. CKGR signed on the air in 1974 at 1400 kHz as a rebroadcaster of CKCR-FM. In 1984, CKGR received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval to broadcast some local content of its own in addition to the content provided from CKCR and add a rebroadcaster of its own at Invermere, operating at 870 kHz with the call sign CKIR.[1][2][3]

Over the years, the station went through different ownerships. In October 2007, the assets of Standard Radio, including CKGR, were purchased by Astral Media, and then Bell Media, which has been the owner of CKGR since 2013.

Switch to FM

On October 15, 2010, CKGR received approval by the CRTC to convert to the FM band at 106.3 MHz with an average effective radiated power of 890 watts to broadcast a soft adult contemporary format targeting adults aged 18 to 54.[4][5]

Rebroadcaster
Rebroadcasters of CKGR-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Invermere, British ColumbiaCKIR870 AM250 nighttime watts
1000 daytime watts		CQuery84-866
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See also

References
  1. CRTC (October 5, 1984). "Decision CRTC 84-866". CRTC. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  2. "CKGR-FM History of Canadian Broadcasting". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  3. "CKCR-FM History of Canadian Broadcasting". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-764
  5. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-764-1
  • CKGR in the REC Canadian station database
  • CKIR in the REC Canadian station database

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